Surfing Europe Chris Nelson & Demi Taylor This is the one that set the hook, the one we left the 9-5 of desk jobs for. We spent a year on the road surfing, charting, researching and exploring the coastline of Europe – finding out all…

Around the Grounds Chris Nelson Whether you’re an armchair expert, or a firm fixture on the terraces, Around the Grounds: The Essential Fan’s Guide to the Clubs of the Football League is your pass through the gates, hearts and minds of the top 92 clubs…

We were delighted to be commissioned to tell the story of the emergence and subsequent impact of Wired Magazine, one of the 9 episodes we wrote for the award winning documentary series The Ripple Effect a Red Bull TV x Hamblin Imagery production. Wired founder Louis…

When the team at Backwash asked Demi to write an opinion piece for Issue 2 her thoughts naturally turned to the much maligned world of body surfing. “I pulled on some fins and swam out back. And here’s the joy of it; every cliché you…

We were stoked to meet up with fellow mat surfer and award winning Swedish filmmaker Tim Ciasto on his recent trip to Cornwall to discuss the delights of living an under inflated life. In between sharing a few waves and dodging the worst of the…

Backwash Surf Anthology travelled to Japan for Issue 2 and Chris Nelson was commissioned to pen a piece on the surf community of Hokkaido. Extract: “The sun has dropped below the hills. Shadows stretch from dark factory buildings: over the tarmac, across the dunes and…

You have to be made of sturdy stock to surf Scotland’s North Shore but those who went in first are the hardiest of them all. This is the story of those cold water pioneers by Chris Nelson for Huck Magazine. Extract below. ‘There are…

The Slyder Cup 3 – The Results There’s an old saying, “Fourth time lucky”, well, maybe there isn’t, but there should be! After three previous scheduled dates when Huey sent either macking swell or none at all – the 2016 Slyder Cup presented by Reef…

We’re stoked to announce that the 3rd Annual Slyder Cup presented by Reef is on! November has been a tricky month and we’ve been monitoring conditions during the official ‘Holden Period’. And as this month draws to a close, a chink of light has been spied…

Make // Do for the 3rd Annual Slyder Cup. A piece of pine in the back of the garage, a strap from an old boardbag, neoprene from an old wettie, a jig saw, a power sander, some linseed oil and a few hours later a…